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Petition · past parliament

Oppose the triggering of article 50

Rejected 20 signatures

What the petition asks

We ask MPs to oppose the triggering of article 50. We ask this because the results of the referendum amount to the fact that UK population is divided when it comes to Europe. Article 50 should not be triggered because democracy is freedom of expression, not the political power of a tiny majority.

Why it was rejected

There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.

Ask the Government not to invoke article 50 of the Lisbon treaty.

Timeline

30 Jun 2016 Petition opened for signatures
1 Jul 2016 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 20
Status Rejected
Rejected 1 Jul 2016

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.